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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)
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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Unioninae | Unionini | Unio species Unio delphinus Spengler, 1793: synonymy 13 specimens + 82 Genbank vouchers Unio delphinus Spengler, 1793 Spengler, 1793. Skr. Naturhist. Selsk. 3: 63, no. 28.
Unio delphinus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Araujo et al. (2009), Khalloufi et al. (2011), IUCN (2011), ... Ma et al. (2024), Dai et al. (2025), Wu et al. (2025), Chen et al. (2025), Hou et al. (2025) Unio pictorum delphinus — Haas (1940), Haas (1969) | |
Unio hispanus Rossmässler, 1844 ‘Moq.-Tand. in litt.’ Rossmässler, 1844. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 2 (6): 26, pl. 56, fig. 747.
Unio (sec. Lymnium) turtoni — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Unio requieni — Germain (1931) Unio pictorum delphinus — Haas (1940), Haas (1969) Unio delphinus — Araujo et al. (2009), Fauna Europaea (2012) Unio mancus requienii — Prie (2012) | |
Unio dactylus Morelet, 1845
Morelet, 1845. Moll. Terr. Fluv. Portugal: 110, pl. 14, fig. 2. (homonym of Unio dactylus Lea, 1840) Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_93-2-4-1587, Guadiana, near Castro, Portugal.
Unio (sec. Lymnium) pictorum — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Unio pictorum delphinus — Haas (1940), Haas (1969) Unio delphinus — Araujo et al. (2009), Fauna Europaea (2012) | |
Unio mucidus Morelet, 1845
Morelet, 1845. Moll. Terr. Fluv. Portugal: 111, pl. 14, fig. 3. Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_92-2-4-1974, le Cavado, Portugal.
Unio (sec. Lymnium) pictorum — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Unio pictorum mucidus — Haas (1940), Haas (1969) Unio delphinus — Fauna Europaea (2012), Lopes-Lima et al. (2017), Araujo et al. (2018) Unio pictorum — He & Zhuang (2013) | |
Unio hyperephanus da Silva e Castro, 1885 da Silva e Castro, 1885. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 2: 289. Castro in Locard, 1899. Conchyliol. Portug.: 244.
Unio pictorum mucidus — Haas (1940), Haas (1969) Unio delphinus — Araujo et al. (2009) | |
Unio nevesi da Silva e Castro, 1885 da Silva e Castro, 1885. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 2: 290.
Unio pictorum mucidus — Haas (1940), Haas (1969) Unio delphinus — Araujo et al. (2009) | |
Unio simoesi da Silva e Castro, 1885 da Silva e Castro, 1885. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 2: 292.
Unio pictorum mucidus — Haas (1940), Haas (1969) Unio delphinus — Araujo et al. (2009) | |
Unio (hispanus var.?) sevillensis Kobelt, 1887 Kobelt, 1887. An. Soc. Españ. Hist. Nat. 16: 437. Kobelt, 1888. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 3: 56, pl. 89, fig. 496. (intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio hispanus Rossmässler, 1844)
Unio pictorum delphinus — Haas (1940), Haas (1969) | |
Unio sousanus Locard, 1889
Drouët, 1857. Étud. Naïades. France, Unio: pl. 7, fig. 3 [as ‘Unio requienii var. acruata’]. de Joannis, 1859. Ann. Soc. Linn. Maine-et-Loire 3: 291, pl. 11, fig. 2 [as ‘Unio requienii var. acruatus’]. ‘Castro’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 165 [59]. ‘Castro’ Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 197, fig. 211 [as ‘souzanus’]. ‘Castro’ Locard, 1899. Conchyliol. Portug.: 258. Type(s): LECTOTYPE MNHN_22545 (by Graf, 2011: 505), le Rhône, à Valence (Drôme).
Unio (Cyrtusiana) souzanus [sic] — Germain (1904) Unio requieni — Germain (1931) Unio elongatulus requienii — Haas (1940), Haas (1969) Unio delphinus — Araujo et al. (2009) Unio mancus requienii — Prie (2012) | |
Unio subhispanus Locard, 1889
‘Castro’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 171 [65], 253 [147]. ‘Castro’ Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 200. ‘Castro’ Locard, 1899. Conchyliol. Portug.: 244. Type(s): LECTOTYPE MNHN_22562 (by Graf, 2011: 507), La Loire, à Saint-Gemmes, près Angers.
Unio (Hispaniana) subhispanus — Germain (1904) Unio pictorum mucidus — Haas (1940), Haas (1969) Unio delphinus — Araujo et al. (2009) Unio mancus requienii — Prie (2012) | |
Unio hispanus var. sphenoides Westerlund, 1892 Westerlund, 1892. An. Soc. Españ. Hist. Nat. 21: 390. (intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio hispanus Rossmässler, 1844)
Unio pictorum delphinus — Haas (1940), Haas (1969) | |
Unio cameratus Drouët, 1893 Drouët, 1893. J. de Conch. 41: 169. Drouët, 1893. Mém. Acad. Sci. Dijon 4: 183, pl. 2, fig. 8.
Unio cameratus — Kobelt (1903) Unio pictorum mucidus — Haas (1940), Haas (1969) Unio delphinus — Araujo et al. (2009) | |
Unio decurtatus Drouët, 1893 Drouët, 1893. J. de Conch. 41: 170. Drouët, 1893. Mém. Acad. Sci. Dijon 4: 185, pl. 1, fig. 9.
Unio decurtatus — Kobelt (1903) Unio pictorum mucidus — Haas (1940), Haas (1969) Unio delphinus — Araujo et al. (2009) | |
Unio gravatus Drouët, 1893 Drouët, 1893. Unionidae de l’Espagne: 49.
Unio gravatus — Kobelt (1903) Unio pictorum delphinus — Haas (1940), Haas (1969) Unio delphinus — Araujo et al. (2009) | |
Unio limosellus Drouët, 1893 Drouët, 1893. J. de Conch. 41: 169. Drouët, 1893. Mém. Acad. Sci. Dijon 4: 184, pl. 12, fig. 4.
Unio limosellus — Kobelt (1903) Unio pictorum mucidus — Haas (1940), Haas (1969) Unio delphinus — Araujo et al. (2009) | |
Unio souzanus Locard, 1893 ‘Castro’ of Authors. Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 197. Germain, 1904. Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Ouest France 4: 275 [37]. Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 737. Haas, 1940. Zool. Ser. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. 24: 126. (error for Unio sousanus Locard, 1889) | |
Unio abrantesianus Locard, 1899 Castro in Locard, 1899. Conchyliol. Portug.: 253.
Unio pictorum mucidus — Haas (1940), Haas (1969) Unio delphinus — Araujo et al. (2009) | |
Unio allenianus Locard, 1899 Castro in Locard, 1899. Conchyliol. Portug.: 255.
Unio pictorum mucidus — Haas (1940), Haas (1969) Unio delphinus — Araujo et al. (2009) | |
Unio barbozanus Locard, 1899 Castro in Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 160 [54]. [nomen nudum] Castro in Locard, 1899. Conchyliol. Portug.: 233.
Unio pictorum mucidus — Haas (1940), Haas (1969) Unio delphinus — Araujo et al. (2009) | |
Unio castroi Locard, 1899 Bourguignat in Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 160 [54]. [nomen nudum] Bourguignat in Locard, 1899. Conchyliol. Portug.: 234.
Unio pictorum mucidus — Haas (1940), Haas (1969) Unio delphinus — Araujo et al. (2009) | |
Unio chasmirhynchus Locard, 1899 Castro in Locard, 1899. Conchyliol. Portug.: 246.
Unio pictorum mucidus — Haas (1940), Haas (1969) Unio delphinus — Araujo et al. (2009) | |
Unio chorellinus Locard, 1899 Locard, 1899. Conchyliol. Portug.: 228.
Unio pictorum mucidus — Haas (1940), Haas (1969) Unio delphinus — Araujo et al. (2009) | |
Unio chorellus Locard, 1899 Castro in Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 158 [52] [as ‘chlorellus’]. [nomen nudum] Castro in Locard, 1899. Conchyliol. Portug.: 227.
Unio pictorum mucidus — Haas (1940), Haas (1969) Unio delphinus — Araujo et al. (2009) | |
Unio cyrtus Locard, 1899 Castro in Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 165 [59]. [nomen nudum] Castro in Locard, 1899. Conchyliol. Portug.: 257.
Unio pictorum mucidus — Haas (1940), Haas (1969) Unio delphinus — Araujo et al. (2009) | |
Unio euchasmus Locard, 1899 Castro in Locard, 1899. Conchyliol. Portug.: 249.
Unio pictorum mucidus — Haas (1940), Haas (1969) Unio delphinus — Araujo et al. (2009) | |
Unio hypoxanthus Locard, 1899 Casto in Locard, 1899. Conchyliol. Portug.: 226.
Unio pictorum mucidus — Haas (1940), Haas (1969) Unio delphinus — Araujo et al. (2009) | |
Unio mundanus Locard, 1899 Castro in Locard, 1899. Conchyliol. Portug.: 247.
Unio pictorum mucidus — Haas (1940), Haas (1969) Unio delphinus — Araujo et al. (2009) | |
Unio neothaumus Locard, 1899 Castro in Locard, 1899. Conchyliol. Portug.: 259.
Unio pictorum mucidus — Haas (1940), Haas (1969) Unio delphinus — Araujo et al. (2009) | |
Unio novus Locard, 1899 Castro in Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 165 [59]. [nomen nudum] Castro in Locard, 1899. Conchyliol. Portug.: 258.
Unio pictorum mucidus — Haas (1940), Haas (1969) Unio delphinus — Araujo et al. (2009) | |
Unio ocresanus Locard, 1899 Castro in Locard, 1899. Conchyliol. Portug.: 236.
Unio pictorum mucidus — Haas (1940), Haas (1969) Unio delphinus — Araujo et al. (2009) | |
Unio oncomensis Locard, 1899 Castro in Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 152 [46] [as ‘oncomenus’]. [nomen nudum] Castro in Locard, 1899. Conchyliol. Portug.: 225.
Unio pictorum mucidus — Haas (1940), Haas (1969) Unio delphinus — Araujo et al. (2009) | |
Unio paulinoi Locard, 1899 Locard, 1899. Conchyliol. Portug.: 242.
Unio pictorum mucidus — Haas (1940), Haas (1969) Unio delphinus — Araujo et al. (2009) | |
Unio scalabisianus Locard, 1899 Castro in Locard, 1899. Conchyliol. Portug.: 254.
Unio pictorum mucidus — Haas (1940), Haas (1969) Unio delphinus — Araujo et al. (2009) | |
Unio schousboei Locard, 1899 Bourguignat in Locard, 1899. Conchyliol. Portug.: 250.
Unio pictorum mucidus — Haas (1940), Haas (1969) Unio delphinus — Araujo et al. (2009) | |
Unio silvai Locard, 1899 Bourguignat in Locard, 1899. Conchyliol. Portug.: 235.
Unio pictorum mucidus — Haas (1940), Haas (1969) Unio delphinus — Araujo et al. (2009) | |
Unio submucidus Locard, 1899 Castro in Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 160 [54]. [nomen nudum] Castro in Locard, 1899. Conchyliol. Portug.: 230.
Unio pictorum mucidus — Haas (1940), Haas (1969) Unio delphinus — Araujo et al. (2009) | |
Unio taganus Locard, 1899 Servain in Locard, 1899. Conchyliol. Portug.: 252.
Unio pictorum mucidus — Haas (1940), Haas (1969) Unio delphinus — Araujo et al. (2009) | |
Unio tameganus Locard, 1899 Castro in Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 146 [40]. [nomen nudum] Castro in Locard, 1899. Conchyliol. Portug.: 221.
Unio pictorum mucidus — Haas (1940), Haas (1969) Unio delphinus — Araujo et al. (2009) | |
Unio requienii taginus Kobelt, 1903 Kobelt, 1903. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 10: 28, pl. 280, fig. 1796. (intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio requienii Michaud, 1831; homonym of Unio littoralis taginus Kobelt, 1903)
Unio requienii taginus — Kobelt (1903) Unio pictorum delphinus — Haas (1940), Haas (1969) Unio delphinus — Araujo et al. (2009) | |
Unio subhispanicus Germain, 1931 ‘Castro in Locard’ of Authors. Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 737. Prie, 2012. MalaCo 8: 432. (error for Unio subhispanus Locard, 1889)
Unio requieni — Germain (1931) | |
Unio hispanicus Graëls, 1846 Graëls, 1846. Catal. Moll. Esp.: 22. ‘Moquin. Rossm.’ Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 30. ‘Moquin. Rossm.’ Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 48. (error for Unio hispanus Rossmässler, 1844) | |
Unio requienii var. arcuata Drouët, 1857 Drouët, 1857. Étud. Naïades. France, Unio: pl. 7, fig. 3. de Joannis, 1859. Ann. Soc. Linn. Maine-et-Loire 3: 291, pl. 11, fig. 2. (misidentified reference to Unio arcuata Jacquemin, 1835)
Unio (Cyrtusiana) souzanus [sic] — Germain (1904) Unio requieni — Germain (1931) | |
Unio hispanus Lowe, 1860 Lowe, 1860. unknown publication: 176. (reference to Unio hispanus Rossmässler, 1844)
Unio elongatulus durieui — Daget (1998) | |
Unio chlorellus Locard, 1889 Castro in Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 158 [52]. (error for Unio chorellus Locard, 1899) | |
Unio oncomenus Locard, 1889 Castro in Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 152 [46]. (error for Unio oncomensis Locard, 1899) | |
Taxonomic History (since 1900)Unio delphinus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Araujo et al. (2009), Khalloufi et al. (2011), IUCN (2011), ... Ma et al. (2024), Dai et al. (2025), Wu et al. (2025), Chen et al. (2025), Hou et al. (2025) Unio (sec. Lymnium) turtoni — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Unio (sec. Lymnium) pictorum — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Unio cameratus — Kobelt (1903) Unio decurtatus — Kobelt (1903) Unio gravatus — Kobelt (1903) Unio limosellus — Kobelt (1903) Unio requienii taginus — Kobelt (1903) Unio (Cyrtusiana) souzanus [sic] — Germain (1904) Unio (Hispaniana) subhispanus — Germain (1904) Unio requieni — Germain (1931) Unio pictorum delphinus — Haas (1940), Haas (1969) Unio pictorum mucidus — Haas (1940), Haas (1969) Unio elongatulus requienii — Haas (1940), Haas (1969) Unio elongatulus durieui — Daget (1998) Unio mancus requienii — Prie (2012) Unio pictorum — He & Zhuang (2013)
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